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Browne Bushell

British naval officer

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Born: 1609
Died: March 1651
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Languages spoken, written or signed: English

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Browne Bushell, was an English Civil War-era naval officer. He initially sided with the Roundheads. On the night of 15 August 1641 he led a small parliamentary force in a cutting out operation to capture the Henrietta Marie in Portsmouth Harbour. In 1643 he switched to the royalist side. He was executed for treason in March 1651.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Browne
Participated in conflict: English Civil War
Manner of death: capital punishment
Depicted by: Captain Browne Bushell (1609–1651)

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